About this episode

Startup Story LIVE was a livestream event, and it wrapped, and it was a fantastic success. This week on the podcast, I am providing a recap of the event. Initially, the event was supposed to be an in-person conference in Dallas. And then, COVID-19 happened. We had to pivot to that event entirely into an online virtual summit. The event surpassed my wildest dreams and expectations.

During the two-day virtual summit, entrepreneurs and founders showed up to speak, listen, and learn from each other. Entrepreneurs support entrepreneurs, and Startup Story Live was an accurate representation of that. Today, I will share the highlights, some of the challenges I had to overcome to hold the event, and lessons learned along the way.

In this episode, you'll hear

• Some of the interesting statistics and results of Startup Story Live: like we streamed to 77 different countries and how Entrepreneur Magazine came on as the presenting sponsor
• The tactics and strategies shared during the event by speakers, entrepreneurs, and founders.
• Sean Cannell of Think Media shared about the power of video content in today’s marketplace and how YouTube is the 2nd most used search engine on the planet.
• Christina Stembel’s session spoke to the power of quick decisions and avoiding paralysis by analysis.
• Why you don’t need VC funding to build a business…you require grit, resilience, and an ability to execute well.
• Jason McCann of Vari (formerly, VariDesk) talked about how critical it is for brands and entrepreneurs to be innovating and not resting on the various levels of success they achieve.
• Luke Fox spoke about the power of traction and gaining micro-wins.
• If you missed the livestream event, I share how you can still access all of the founder sessions.

Resources from this episode

The Startup Story Inner Circle: https://www.thestartupstory.co/vip
The Startup Story on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thestartupstory
The Startup Story is now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/jamesmckinney
The Startup Story on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestartupstory

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